diff --git a/www/js/hugvey_console.js b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
index b0edd33..690b7c9 100644
--- a/www/js/hugvey_console.js
+++ b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ class Graph {
             .force( "link", d3.forceLink( this.directions ).id( d => d['@id'] ).strength(0) )
 //            .force( "charge", d3.forceManyBody().strength( 100 ) )
 //            .force( "center", d3.forceCenter( this.width / 2, this.height / 2 ) )
-            .force( "collide", d3.forceCollide( this.nodeSize * 1.5 ).strength(1) )
+            .force( "collide", d3.forceCollide( this.nodeSize * 1.5 ).strength(3) )
             .force( "forceX", d3.forceX(function(m){
             	let fx = panopticon.graph.distances[m['@id']] !== null ? panopticon.graph.distances[m['@id']][0] * panopticon.graph.nodeSize * 4 : 0
 //            	console.log('fx', m['@id'], panopticon.graph.distances[m['@id']], fx);
@@ -1263,18 +1263,34 @@ class Graph {
 			}
 			
 			
-			let i = 0;
+			let i = 0, y =0;
 			for(let childMsgId of msgsPerMsg[msgId]) {
 				if(distances[childMsgId] === null || (goingDown && distances[childMsgId][0] > depth)) {
-					if(i > 0)
-						yPos++;
-					i++;
 					
-					distances[childMsgId] = [depth, yPos];
+					if(distances[childMsgId] === null) {
+						if(i > 0){
+							yPos++;
+						}
+						i++;
+					
+						console.log('set for id', childMsgId, goingDown, depth, yPos);
+						distances[childMsgId] = [depth, yPos];
+
+					}
+					else{
+						y++;
+					}
 //					console.log(goingDown, childMsgId, depth);
 					yPos = traverseMsg(childMsgId, goingDown ? (depth+1) : (depth - 1), goingDown, yPos);
 				}
 				else if(!goingDown && distances[childMsgId][0] < depth) {
+					if(childMsgId == 'en-njsgkr4az') {
+						console.log('set for id', childMsgId, goingDown);
+					}
+					if(distances[childMsgId] === null) {
+						distances[childMsgId] = [depth, yPos];
+					}
+					
 //					console.log('a', depth);
 					yPos = traverseMsg(childMsgId, depth - 1, goingDown, yPos);
 				} else {
@@ -1282,7 +1298,12 @@ class Graph {
 				}
 
 			}
-
+			
+//			if( i == 0 && y == 1) {
+//				// we reached an item that branches back into the tree
+//				return yPos -1;
+//			}
+//			console.log('yPos',msgId,yPos);
 			return yPos;
 		}